| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 44184 |
| QUOTATION: | When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume, through successive eliminations, you arrive inevitably at the egg. Likewise, starting with the egg and following the same process in reverse, one finishes with the portrait. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish artist. Intransigeant (Paris, June 15, 1932). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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